More from this issue:

1. $1.56 Million Settlement for Texas Jail Death Due to Drug Withdrawal, by Matthew Clarke
2. Pharmacist Associations Take Stand Against Death Penalty, by Greg Dober
3. Crime Labs Still in Crisis, by Matthew Clarke
4. The Spread of Electronic Monitoring: No Quick Fix for Mass Incarceration, by James Kilgore
5. News in Brief
6. Maine Jail Raises Pigs to Feed Prisoners, Expands Organic Farm
7. Third Circuit: Lack of Training for Jail Guards Bars Summary Judgment; $150,000 Settlement, by Mark Wilson
8. Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds One-Hour Law Library Access, by Mark Wilson
9. New York: Companies Settle Claims for Discriminating against Ex-Felons, by Gary Hunter
10. California Supreme Court Restricts Life Without Parole Sentences for Juveniles
11. Deferred Sentence Completion Automatically Restores Civil Rights in New Mexico, by Mark Wilson
12. Seventh Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Suit; $26,875 Settlement on Remand, by Lonnie Burton
13. Dismissal of Challenge to Texas City’s Sex Offender Restrictions Reversed, by Matthew Clarke
14. Oregon Courts Must Give Notice before Amending Judgment, by Mark Wilson
15. Civilly Committed Sex Offenders Increasingly Released in Wisconsin, by Matthew Clarke
16. Lawsuit Over Suicide of Oregon Prisoner Settles for $100,000, by Mark Wilson
17. Reading Death Row Prisoner’s Legal Mail States Sixth Amendment Claim, by David Reutter
18. Third Circuit: No Supervisory Qualified Immunity for Prisoner Suicide, by Mark Wilson
19. $345,000 Settlement in Michigan Detainee’s Suicide, by David Reutter
20. Book Review: Abolishing the Broken U.S. Juvenile Justice System, by Hannah K. Gold
21. San Antonio, Texas Leads the State in Jail Suicides, by Matthew Clarke
22. Dismissal of Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner’s Fabricated Evidence Claims Upheld on Appeal, by David Reutter
23. New York Settles Wrongful Conviction Claim for $2.7 Million, by Michael Brodheim
24. Tasering Detainee as Corporal Inducement Violates Eighth Amendment, by David Reutter
25. Video Shows Tulsa Jail Prisoner Subjected to “Horrific” Treatment Prior to Death
26. Fifth Circuit Dismisses Female Immigration Detainees’ Sexual Assault Claims, by Matthew Clarke
27. Overdose, Taser and Restraint Chair Combine to Kill Washington Prisoner
28. $12,500 Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner Denied Medication, by David Reutter
29. Report Highlights Health Concerns Related to Coal Ash Dump at Pennsylvania Prison, by David Reutter
30. Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn’t Work and How We Can Do Better, by Maya Schenwar, by Gary Hunter
31. Doctor of Death: Former Jail Physician Leaves Trail of Prisoner Deaths, Injuries, by Matthew Clarke
32. Oregon Prison Guard Union Sues Mentally Ill Prisoners
33. Second Circuit: Requiring Pretrial Detainees to Perform Forced Labor Unconstitutional; $15,000 Settlement on Remand, by Matthew Clarke
34. Washington Enacts Wrongful Conviction Compensation Law; County Reneges on $10.5 Million Settlement with Exonerated Prisoners
35. Second Circuit Affirms Muslim Prisoner’s Right Not to Drink Water during Ramadan, by Lonnie Burton
36. New York Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Rikers Island Wrongful Death Suit, by David Reutter
37. Unauthorized Oregon “Offense Surcharges” Reversed, by Mark Wilson
38. Oregon: State Must Prove Defendant’s Ability to Pay Attorney Fees, by Mark Wilson
39. Sixteen Maryland Prison Guards Sentenced for Severely Beating Prisoner
40. Forty Defendants, Including 24 Guards, Convicted in Widespread Corruption Scandal at Baltimore City Jail, by Christopher Zoukis
41. Maryland Cannot Compel Retroactive Sex Offender Registration
42. Unexhausted Oregon Parole Claims Not Cognizable, by Mark Wilson
43. Philadelphia Traffic Court Abolished; Seven Judges Convicted
44. California Prisoner’s Conviction for Smuggling Tobacco Overturned, by Lonnie Burton
45. Tenth Circuit Misses Chance to Limit Long-Term Solitary Confinement, by Derek Gilna
46. Tennessee County Not Required to Pay for Medical Costs after Prisoner’s Release, by David Reutter
47. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
48. Lost and Improperly Destroyed Evidence Thwarts Post-Conviction DNA Testing, by Matthew Clarke

More from Mark Wilson:

• Indiana Prisoner Sues Prison Abolition Group, Wins $1,097 Default Judgment, April 26, 2024
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guard Accused of Grabbing and Squeezing Detainee’s Penis, Feb. 1, 2024
• Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners, Dec. 1, 2023
• After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees, Oct. 15, 2023
• Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Knee Surgery Delayed 29 Months, Oct. 15, 2023
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, Oct. 15, 2023
• Congress Forces BOP to Upgrade Security Cameras, Sept. 15, 2023
• Oregon Will Hold Release Hearings for 73 Prisoners Sentenced to LWOP as Juveniles, Sept. 15, 2023
• Senators Slam “Egregious” Prisoner Sexual Abuse by BOP Employees, Sept. 15, 2023
• Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Delayed Transfer of Sex Offenders, Sept. 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• Fifth Circuit Leaves Louisiana Prisoner Waiting for Reinstated Parole, Jan. 15, 2025. Parole, Overdetention, Victim's Rights to Enforce Collection.
• Arizona Supreme Court Allows Third PCR Motion Based on IAC for Erroneous Advice About Parole Eligibility Due to ‘Pervasive Confusion’ Regarding Parole Within Legal Community, Nov. 1, 2024. Parole, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Remands/Rehearings/Resentencings.
• Washington Supreme Court: Nonexceptional Consecutive Terms of ‘Community Custody’ May Not Exceed Aggregate Term of 24 Months, May 15, 2024. Parole, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences, Multiple Sentences, Aggregate Sentence.
• North Carolina Court of Appeals Reinstates Parolee’s Parental Rights, Says Parole Conditions Barred Him from Visiting Minor Daughter, April 1, 2024. Parole Conditions, Fathers in Prison, Parental rights, Conditions of.
• Alabama Denies Parole to Former Sheriff Convicted of Corruption, April 1, 2024. Misconduct/Corruption, Jail Misconduct, Parole, Release Decisions.
• New Jersey Supreme Court Revives Parolee’s Challenge to Administratively Imposed Treatment Program, March 1, 2024. Parole Conditions, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Conditions of.
• Second Circuit Revives N.Y. Prisoner’s Suit Over Sing Sing Fire, 11 Other Prisoners Split $220,000 Settlement, Jan. 1, 2024. Failure to Protect (General), Fire Hazards, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Summary Judgment, Evidentiary Ruling, Administrative Exhaustion.
• Florida Prisoners Not Required to File Rulemaking Petition to Satisfy PLRA Exhaustion Requirement, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Administrative Exhaustion, RLUIPA, Administrative Procedures Act (State), Right to Grow a Beard.
• New Mexico Ends Juvenile Life Without Parole, Retroactively Applies Rule to Previously Convicted Minors, Dec. 15, 2023. Parole, Three Strikes, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of.
• Oregon Will Hold Release Hearings for 73 Prisoners Sentenced to LWOP as Juveniles, Sept. 15, 2023. Parole, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Parole Conditions, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.